We are God’s Treasure

Today is the Feast of St. Lawrence, a deacon who was martyred in the mid-200’s of our early Church. We know him best for being broiled to death and having been on the coals for a length of time announced, ‘turn me over, I’m done on this side’ or something similar.

But the story I love best about St. Lawrence came from the demand from the prefect (a regional official or governor) 0f Rome to bring him all the treasure the Church had. St. Lawrence agreed asking three days to do so –

After the three days, Lawrence came forth with all the treasure of the church – the orphans, widows, lepers and ill. Placing in the rows before the prefect, he declared “there are the treasures of God”.

This impudence led to his death but serves an important reminder to us – We are His treasure.

The Dave Crowder Band tells us so beautifully:

We are His portion and He is our prizeDrawn to redemption by the grace in his eyesIf grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking (ha ha)So heaven meets earth like a unforeseen kissAnd my heart turns violently inside of my chestI don’t have time to maintain these regretswhen I think about the way

He loves usOh how He loves usOh how He loves usOh how He lovesYeah He loves usOh how He loves usOh how He loves usOh how He loves yeah yeah